Pattern A« The curve length and front depth of the neckline are the largest. The shallow armseye of A pattern is the narrowest and has one of the two smallest curve lengths.
The front shoulder length, cross shoulder width and the chest widths of this pattern are the smallest of the five patterns, and the shoulder has the least amount of slope. The back cross shoulder width, back width and back scyeline are all wide when compared to the other patterns. The three inch chest width shows the bodice front tapering from the shoulder area to the chest area more than the other patterns, and this tapering continues through the front scyeline, making this scyeline one of the two smallest.
The total bust width is the largest, with a large back and a small front. The front bodice darting of pattern A is high and has a deep and one of the longest underarm darts. The front waistline dart is short and close to the center. The bodice back waistline dart is the deepest and is far from the center.
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The A pattern is short waisted in both center front and back and continues t© be short at the shoulder to waist length in relation to the center lengths when compared, as was explained in the Method and
Procedure, page 11, The bodice side seam has only a slight slope.
The total sleeve length is the shortest, being short from elbow to wrist. The short cap eases to the arms eye with medium ease allowance.
The skirt of pattern A is designed, with one of the two smallest hip widths at the seven inch level, the largest ten inch hipline
increase and the largest hemline increase,. The skirt front darting is shallow and short, and the back darting is shallow and long. The side seam has one of the greatest slopes of all size thirteen patterns, and the waistline of pattern A is the largest of the five compared.
Pattern A Figure Type, ' ■
Meek large and set forward qn the shoulders ' Armsocket small, shallow and narrow
Shoulders narrow and square . Chest narrow and tapering to scyeline
Back wide and fleshy, with prominent shoulder blades
Bust narrow front, high, prominent busts and full rib cage Side of body straight to waist
-Short waisted, becoming short at the side of the body Short arm
Front hipline small, with full abdomen; back hipline low and full; and side hipline, full
. Waist'large i '
Pattern Bo The neckline depth and curve of pattern B are : large in front and small in back,.
The back shoulder is narrow in all widths, continuing through , the back scyeline and bust line. The bodice front of pattern B has a wide chestline, tapering to a small scyeline and bustliae. The placement of the bustline is one of the two highest, and the underarm dart is short
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and shallow. . •
Xhe bodice front stieolder- to' waist length is longs , when compared to the center length of the pattern, with the underarm seam having
little slope* •
The sleeve is longest from cap m elbow and has a high cap.
The seven inch hipline is the smallest, having a small front width. The skirt of pattern B is medium in the ten inch and twenty"
seven inch hipline increases* Skirt front darting is one of the three greatest in depths The front darting is longest and placed closest together. The back darts are!long and medium in depth. The waistline is small, and the side seam has little slope.
Pattern B Figure Type.
Meek medium size and sett forward on the shoulders Amsocket medium size
Shoulders narrow Chest wide
Back narrow
Bust narrow, high and fullness at the side of the body .Side of the body straight to. the waist
Long waisted, remaining long at the side of the body Long arm
front hipline narrow, with flat abdomen; back hipline high and medium; and side hipline straight
Waist small ' ; „ - '
Pattern M. The neckline of pattern M has a small curve length, having small front proportions. The a m s c y e is designed to be shallow and wide, particularly in back.
The bodice back shoulder length, cross shoulder width, back widths and seyeline are all large; and the back shoulder dart is narrow and long.
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The bustline width is large, with the back being proportionally larger than the front» The darting of the bodice front contes mainly from the underarm and is placed low on the body. The bodice dart at the back waistline is shallow, as is the front waistline dart; therefore, the side seam has a great slope.
The bodice of pattern M is the longest at center front and backs Sleeve length of this pattern is short from cap to elbow and longest from elbow t© wrist. The large sleeve widths allow the greatest amount of ease when the sleeve is attached to the armseye.
The hipline of the M pattern is the largest at the seven inch level, with the ten inch and twenty-seven inch increases being among the smallest of the five patterns. The darting in the skirt front is deep and close together. The back darts are deep, short and close to the center. The side seam has great slope, with a definite curve shown in the superimpositions.
Pattern M Figure Type, '
Meek small and set erect on the shoulders
Armsocket shallow and wide, particularly in back Shoulders wide
' Chest wide -Back wide and straight
Bust narrow with low, medium fullness Side of body sloping to waist
long waisted
Long arm . . . . .
Front hipline wide, with a full abdomen; back hipline full and high; and side hipline full
Waist medium
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Pattern EL The a m s c y e of pattern S is proportioned with a narrow <, shallow back and small total curve length*
The bodice back shoulder length* cross shoulder length and back width are among the largest measurements s tapering to the smallest back
bustline. The shoulder is designed with sloping shoulders and a deep long darto The back bodice waistline dart is long and medium in depth*
The bodice front of S pattern is wide in cross shoulder width, chest widths, scyeline and bust measurements. The bustline is designed low, with a deep, long underarm dart and a long waistline dart.
The bodice length is long in back and is short in shoulder to waist length when the side lengths are compared to the center lengths of
the pattern. .'
The sleeve is long and wide at the girth, having a large amount of ease allowance when compared to the amscye.
Pattern S skirt front is designed with small skirt widths, and it has short, shallow darts that are placed far apart. The skirt flares to one of the two widest hemlines. The skirt back is large in hipline width and has long darts. The front side seam has one of the greatest
slopes.
Pattern S Figure Type,
Meek medium and set erect on the shoulders Amsoc k e t small, particularly in back
Shoulders wide and sloping, with prominent shoulder blades Chest wide
Back wide, tapering to small back bustline Bust wide, with low prominent busts
Side of body medium slope to waist
Short waisted at the side, while long waisted in back Long arm
Front hipline narrow and slim; back hip line wide and low; and side hipline full
Waist medium .
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Pattern. ?* Hhe neckline of V pattern is designed with one of the two largest curve lengths. The armscye.is wide, deep and long in curve length.
Shoulder seam of the ¥ pattern has a definite slope in front, with less slope in back. The'shoulder dart is deep, long and close to
the neckline,. The shoulder, back and chest widths are all medium or small measurements, with the scyeline increasing to one of the largest.
The front scyeline is large and the back small.
The front bust area has one of the two largest widths designed for a low bustline. The underarm dart is narrow and short, and the front waistline dart is deep, long and far from the center. The back waistline dart is shallow.
The bodice of this pattern is long at the center front and back, becoming short at the side ©f tie pattern when the side length is
compared to the center lengths of the pattern.
Sleeve length of pattern V is long, designed with a high, wide cap and has little ease allowance when attached t© the amscye.
The V pattern skirt front is one of the two widest at the seven